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The hearing was originally scheduled for mid-January but was rescheduled to allow time for a psychological evaluation.

The News Republican said court documents show the teen is charged with extortion after police said he sent text messages to a teen girl that said "if she did not perform various pornographic or sexual acts upon him," he would post nude pictures of her online.

Boone police said in October that they found folders on the website Dropbox that had photos and videos of nude, mostly underage girls.

"These people are under 18 -- that's the big concern," said Dan Kolacia, the Boone County attorney. "They're juveniles, they're children in essence. We want to make sure that these are shut down, that these are not going out there in the public."

Authorities said past and present high school students were in control of the accounts.

Police said more than 100 unique users had accessed the accounts, and the photos and videos were collected over a period of several years.

Authorities want anyone with information on the case, which remains under investigation, to contact them.